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# Video Terminal Revival
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Physical recreation of a video terminal device for connecting to a serial console. Emulates a VT100 terminal using an ESP32, a keyboard and a TV.
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2021-03-14 21:50:35 +00:00
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2021-03-11 21:53:44 +00:00
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## Hardware
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- ESP32 as the main processing board
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- Display with a composite video input (ideally a CRT)
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- LK201 terminal keyboard
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## Software
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- [TinTTY](https://github.com/unframework/tintty) for VT100 emulation
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- [ESP32Lib](https://github.com/bitluni/ESP32Lib/tree/development) for composite video output
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2021-03-13 17:25:12 +00:00
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## Building
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2021-03-14 11:54:25 +00:00
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1. Connect up the hardware. See [Hardware.md](Hardware.md)
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2. Get the Arduino IDE, Install ESP32 board package, Install ESP32Lib library.
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3. Compile and upload the sketch in `video-terminal/video-terminal.ino`
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2021-03-11 21:53:44 +00:00
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## Resources
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- [LK201 Interface](http://www.netbsd.org/docs/Hardware/Machines/DEC/lk201.html) for keyboard specification
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